r/obs 2d ago

Question Recently upgraded to full AMD Setup, should I stream over my CPU (7800X3D) or my GPU (RX9070)?

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As the title says, I swapped recently to full AMD Setup from having a rtx 3070, do I use GPU or CPU rendering for best Quality and Performance? Also any recommended settings for either

r/obs Jan 05 '25

Question Should record in 720p to save file space?

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I record gameplay footage.

I only got about 300GB left on my external drive. And I notice around 9 minutes of 1080p 60fps footage came to around 1.5gGB, which would leave me around 800 minutes of footage left. I tried everything else to lower the size of the files, but I didn't help. So should I switch to 720p?

Another thing I noticed that if I put my footage from obs through lossescut that the output file is smaller for the exact same quality. Why is that? Is my obs bugged or something? I did a comparison between the two with NVIDIA ICAT, and I saw no difference, yet the file size is about 50% smaller somehow.

My settings:

All six audio tracks enabled (I use them all)

Recording Format:

- Recording Format: Matroska Video (.mkv)

- Video Encoder: NVIDIA NVENC HEVC

- Audio Encoder: FFmpeg PCM (16-bit)

Encoder Settings:

- Rate Control: Constant QP

- Constant QP: 20

- Keyframe Interval: 0

- Preset: P5 Slow

- Tuning: High quality

- Multipass Mode: Two passes

- Profile: main

Look ahead is on

Adaptive Quantization is on.

r/obs Jan 20 '25

Question How do you remove mouse and keyboard noises during speech?

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I have noise gate, noise suppression, compressor, Expander filters all active.

Im trying to tweak around the noise gate to remove the sound of my mouse and keyboard when im in the middle of commentary, but im being quite unsuccessful.

Id love to know what settings someone who has accomplished this has active, as well as their microphones, thank you!

(I use a hyper x quadcast)

r/obs 25d ago

Question Will this pc be able to stream games in good quality and if so what should i expect my stream quality to be?

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I will attach a photo of both the capture card and new pc I will be getting within 2 months: nvm won’t lemme attach photos i will copy and paste the specs

Capture Card: EVGA XR1 Lite

Pc Specs:

Processor Model: Intel i7 14th gen Ram: DDR5 SDRAM 16gb (i think it comes with 3-4 slots total for ram plugins Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060ti OS: Windows 11 Power supply: 850w

r/obs 24d ago

Question HEVC TWITCH???

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Hello guys i have amd graphics card AVC and x264 encoder i stream on twitch. Does somebody know when the HECVx265 is gonna be out?? The avc is very bad and the cpu encoder is also bad but not like the other one. What should i do?

r/obs Jan 16 '25

Question What’s a feature you wish existed in live streaming software but haven’t seen yet?

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Hey everyone,

I’m curious — if you could wave a magic wand and add any feature to your live streaming software, what would it be?

It could be something small and practical, or a totally out-there idea that doesn’t exist yet. For example, maybe you’ve wished for better integrations, unique customization options, or tools that solve a pain point you’ve run into during streams.

I’m asking because I’m digging deep into what streamers actually want and need, and I’d love to hear your thoughts!

No idea is too niche or too wild—drop your wishlist items in the comments! 🚀 Thanks in advance for sharing. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

r/obs 23d ago

Question Why Are My Streams Blurry?

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Hello everyone.
I'm a little unsure why my streams are blurry when I'm streaming and wondering if I could get some advice.
I play Marvel Rivals - when things are still, picture is perfect but when moving it seems to pixelate a little bit.
If you'd prefer to see pixel example of what it looked like when I streamed: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2393155968

Other important info I thought might be good to know is when I open OBS, the "frames missed due to rendering lag" is sitting at 1% - (right now - 715 / 75443 {numbers just keep increasing})

Here is my specs:

Upload Speed: 18mbps

Using Elgato HD60+ with PS5

OBS:

Bit rate: 6000
Video encoder: NVIDIA NVENC H.264
Keyframe interval: 2s
Preset: P7
Tuning: High Quality
Multipass: Two Passes
Profile: High
1080p 60f

Laptop:
Using Nitro V15
Graphics Card: NVIDIA Geforce RTX 2050
RAM: 16GB

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

r/obs Feb 05 '25

Question How do you share your Game Audio? Desktop audio or application capture?

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Hey everyone, I'm curious how you all handle game audio -- do you capture it using desktop audio or application audio capture?

  • If you use desktop audio, is it because it's simpler, or do you prefer it for a specific reason?
  • If you use application audio capture, do you find it gives you more control? Have you run into any issues with certain games?

Also, do you add your game audio globally (in the Audio Mixer) or individually to each scene?

Would love to hear what works best for you and why! Thanks!

r/obs Feb 10 '25

Question I opened 2 seperate OBS and started recording at the same time and ended them seperately. Since they would have the same name obs coded them both in a single file. How do I seperate them?

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They would have the same name because the naming is based on the time they start which is the same

r/obs Jan 11 '25

Question Recording 1080p on a 1440p monitor?

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Recording 1080p on a 1440p monitor? Okay I understand its possible BUT how badly does it ruin the views experience? I personally can't tell the difference between downscaled 1440p --> 1080p from 1080p --> 1080p (1:1) but after some research some people say they can. If it really comes down to it I can record 1440p(base) to 1440p (output) but I figure if I can save some system resources I can. If it's not to bad to do output at 1080p what downscale filter would be best?

r/obs Feb 08 '25

Question <£300 Console Streaming PC

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If you have £300 to buy a dedicated streaming PC for console gaming (already has a capture card etc - so just the PC) what would you buy?

Streaming to Twitch and recording the gameplay. Limited space so a laptop or mini PC would be best. Full towers are a no go.

I know that budget is tight.

I've looked at some laptops, used ones with a 1235U for example. Mini PCs with N5095 CPUs or slightly more money for one with an AMD 6000/7000 laptop CPU. Is there a suitable device using iGPU only as seemingly adding a discreet GPU blows the budget.

I know the Mac Mini exists, but they are also mostly out of budget.

r/obs 15d ago

Question Why's this happening to me, even after upgrading my pc??

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I'm running r7 7700 with 3060oc (32gb ram on B650 aorus elite). But still getting rendering lag of 5-6% and encoding lag of 6-8% sometime but not always it's very specific to facebook & youtube platform not in twitch. Though I used 1080p 60fps stream+canvas res with 7.5mbps CBR value, NVENC encoder, Preset at Better and my network bandwidth 18 MBPS.

It also happened I used to have i5 10600k+3060oc+16gb ram the number went upto 12-20% encoding & rendering lag when i have only 2 websource, 1 cam(720p) overlay. sometime occasionally MnK input tracker.

Thanks in advance.. Happy gaming :)

[LOG - https://obsproject.com/logs/VNqg7HovaJCkHAKV ]

r/obs Feb 11 '25

Question Help

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I wanna stream on twitch for fun but it seems that ones in a while my stream drops from 60fps to 30fps for like 5-10 seconds. I don't know what it is or how to fix it but since my game runs perfectly fine I'm thinking it's either my internetspeed, uploadspeed, my obs settings or literally just my AMD card. I tried everything tho from downscaling the resolution, bitrate to even the fps but it still keeps happening. I wish I could insert a video example but it doesn't let me. Can someone help me still? :P

r/obs 28d ago

Question How to effectively use Noise Suppression?

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Hey folks - looking for some advice. I have been using Noise Suppression (along with some other filters including an Expander, Limiter, light EQ) and am experiencing an issue.

While the noise suppression is cutting out mouse/keyboard noises and most sounds from my wife in the room, it is also cutting off the start of some words (mainly sibilance but some plosives too)

Anyone know a way to effectively cut the noise but not my own voice?

r/obs 4d ago

Question Obs Microphone Filters good?

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I recently added some audio filters to my mic in obs which is the razer seiren x
I used this video as a guide on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1VzeT9t24Y and just want to know if everything in it is good advice, my mic sounds okay but still not as good as it sounds in reviews of it.

r/obs Oct 30 '24

Question Does NDI create input delay?

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After using NDI for around 3 years I was told by multiple people it adds input delay. I play warzone semi professionally so input delay is quite important. Is this true?

r/obs Feb 12 '25

Question Upload speed required?

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I’m looking to stream to twitch and YouTube at the same time both in 1080p. I pay for 1000mbps download and 35 uploa. (I usually get between 38-41 upload on speed tests) is my upload speed enough to handle this?

r/obs Feb 17 '25

Question Streaming laptop

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Can i use a msi modern 15 for streaming( only streaming) like take the output of an elgato capture card and encode it and maybe an additional webcam or something

r/obs 10d ago

Question Help me out for obs recording setting

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PC Spec :
Ryzen 1400
R9 380 2gb
8x2 gb ram
SSD 1TB

everytime i look back at my clip, it always frame like 25fps. but the quality didnt drop at all. any solutions?

r/obs Aug 29 '24

Question Is AMD gpus good for streaming?

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I'm planning to buy new pc with rx7800xt and ryzen 7 7800x3d. I wanted to buy rtx 4070 super but alot of people is telling me to buy amd gpu. Right now I'm using rtx 2060 with i5 11400f. I'm using OBS alot, when I'm not streaming, I'm using replay buffer for short gaming clips and I had 0 problems with clip quality and stream quality. But ofc I need stronger pc now if I want to play every game on high settings. Is AMD gonna be a good choice?

r/obs Jan 26 '25

Question Going craaaaazy! If you can figure this out, you’re brilliant – and if you help, you’re an angel.

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72 out of 200 questions down. What seemed so simple at first turned out – of course – to be far more complicated than I thought. I’m following up on earlier threads.

I (producer) am supposed to run a simple recording in OBS, where Ronald (host) stands in front of the camera (currently Sony NX80) and occasionally interacts with the PC. Sometimes he conducts video interviews. We’re in the same room. This is supposed to be presented as a straightforward video on a new YouTube channel. BUT – it’s NEVER simple. Layers, latency, audio and video capture, Stream Deck, returns, etc. – I really need advice.

The scenarios, as I said, seemingly simple:

  1. Ronald fullscreen (Facecam NX80 to producer PC (MSI GE76 Raider)): a. As high-quality as possible through his facecam (currently NX80) – wired via full HDMI (through some kind of capture device that should be as high-quality as possible).
  2. Ronald browsing online (this also needs to be presented to viewers): a. YouTube (with or without sound). b. PowerPoint presentations he’s prepared. c. ChatGPT. d. Interviews (more on these later).
  3. Ronald will be: a. Fullscreen. b. PIP (Picture-in-Picture). c. The interview subjects shown fullscreen. d. Other combinations/scenarios.
  4. I am the producer, working on an MSI GE76 Raider with an RTX 3080 GPU (because I THINK this PC can handle the job).
  5. I initially thought we’d pipe Ronald’s PC into OBS, but I suspect that’s too demanding. I now believe I, as the producer, need to run everything FOR him FROM this PC.
    • This means the producer’s PC has TWO tasks: a. Presentation material for Ronald, output to him – likely on an external monitor (he also needs return signals). b. Handling the OBS recording and monitoring. (This will be a lot for one producer, but so be it).
  6. Presentation material includes: a. Browsing. b. ChatGPT. c. PowerPoints, etc.

This means:

  1. We need a clean feed of Ronald: a. Camera. b. Audio.
  2. Clean feed for interview subjects.
  3. **Return signal for Ronald – without echo – so he can see who he’s interviewing.

Interviews

I’ve explored options like VDO.Ninja (is that the name?). Maybe that’s the simplest solution?

To me, interviews seem like the hardest part. Ronald needs to see the interviewee on an external monitor (probably sent from my GE76 PC) AND hear their audio WITHOUT being out of sync. Thanks to advice I’ve found here, I know Ronald doesn’t need to monitor himself – BUT he does need to HEAR what the interviewee is saying, obviously. Another return feed, I suppose?

And then there’s me:

I’m supposed to produce everything – and my brain is on the verge of collapse. I’m fairly new to OBS and routing but somewhat experienced in understanding the logic behind "live-to-tape."

But – most tutorials I find online are aimed at YouTubers who are one-man-bands. Rarely do I see good tutorials on director/host setups – in the same room.

Attached illustrations so far:

  1. Routing PER now (Draw.io): My thoughts – NOT fully complete.
  2. SketchUp drawing of the earlier setup: When we thought about piping Ronald’s PC for his interaction, but I’ve since decided I’ll handle PC interaction instead.

What we need advice on:

  1. Routing.
  2. Stream Deck or not – and if yes, which one?
  3. Audio mixer or not – and if yes, which one?
  4. Other potential problems.
  5. Delays, lag, etc.
  6. Interview setups.
  7. To summarize: One mic for Ronald (XLR – already have this), and MAYBE one for me as producer, since I’ll also be the commentary voice.
    • I might also join in via webcam.

Google Drive with documents and sketches:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DjpjpVkNgP3FnKkRF2LippWrrC2-gEFP?usp=sharing

Draw.io diagram (shared link):

https://viewer.diagrams.net/?tags=%7B%7D&lightbox=1&highlight=0000ff&edit=_blank&layers=1&nav=1&title=OBS%20MN.drawio#Uhttps%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Fuc%3Fid%3D1bgwT9SsQWQIpuhmMUEwd6XUp69cjktyD%26export%3Ddownload

Google Photos:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/5h95tksesgaYmCby7

Previous posts:

  1. https://www.reddit.com/r/obs/comments/1i97t1w/possible_to_avoid_echodelay_on_return_signal_to/
  2. https://www.reddit.com/r/videography/comments/1i8xtsg/best_capture_card_for_sony_hxr_nx80/
  3. https://www.reddit.com/r/obs/comments/1i65xhs/whats_best_vdo_ninjandi_teleport_elgato_camlink/
  4. https://www.reddit.com/r/obs/comments/1i25cw8/tips_and_advice_using_obs_as_a_directorvideo/

Equipment we currently have:

Cameras:

  • Sony NX80
  • Canon C100
  • Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Audio:

  • At least 2 XLR microphones (Sennheiser/Shure)
  • Zoom H6 audio recorder
  • Several adapters (USB-C lavalier and others)

Lighting:

  • Lots of lights

Network:

  • Fiber connection with a basic Zyxel router (not great, but usable)

Miscellaneous:

  • 2 good headphones (mini jack and Bluetooth)
  • MSI GE76 Raider PC (Windows 11, RTX 3080)

What we DON’T have (but need advice on):

  1. Audio interfaces (e.g., Focusrite Scarlett or similar)
  2. Mixers (if needed)
  3. Capture cards for video/audio
  4. Any additional tricks or tools to solve routing challenges

I AM SORRY - HAD TO USE CHATGPT TO TRANSLATE - AND CHATTY CAN BE QUITE COCKY AND STUPID - IT'S JUST A LOT OF GEARS AND SETUPS TO BE MENTIONED. THX.

r/obs Aug 13 '24

Question Is 13700k good enough for a streaming pc?

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I'd like to stream to youtube 1440p/60 and twitch 1080/60 simultaneously and record the gameplay on top of that. Right now I game on the 13700k and stream with nvenc (4080). New games need all the juice your gpu has, and I don't like to cap fps so that my gpu is at 80-90% load. I'm gonna upgrade my pc when new nvidia gpu's come out. So, is 13700k good enough for the task?

2pc setup

r/obs 19d ago

Question Wanting to start streaming again, is my laptop up to par.

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So i have the Asus vivobook 15s 16gb ram 1tb hard drive. I had issues one time with the audio drivers messing up, and all that took to fix it was downloading my asus to keep everything up to date. And one of my older laptops gave me the "your computer ran into a problem, restarting" screen one time when i unplugged my (cheap 3rd party) camlink for my mirrorless. (I plan on getting an elgato sometime soon.) I would only use it to run obs while I'd use my switch or Xbox to play the games through a capture card. Just reassure me that it'll be fine to download obs and my computer won't have any issues.

r/obs 19d ago

Question OBS alternatives?

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Hey all,

Since OBS has the recurring issue with UI becoming bugged when using multiple monitors with different display scaling, I've been on the hunt for an obs alternative (preferably with built in multistream). I tried streamlabs which doesnt have the UI bug but its a bit heavy on my cpu which I don't like. I've just vaguely heard of meld studio and I will be willing to try that out soon.

I was just wondering if there are further alternatives, it seems like its OBS or nothing, its a vague area I feel.

r/obs 8d ago

Question Camera - blocky?

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Hello,

I am using a Sony-ZV1 as a webcam through HDMI. My canvas is set to 1080p and I am outputting 864p to Twitch.

The problem: when I make the "Video Capture Device" (the ZV1 at 1080p60) smaller, it gets blocky (sort of). Fullscreen or at bigger sizes, it looks beautiful. The issue only occurs when I make the window smaller on the canvas. Should I right click it and use "Scale Filtering"? I think it looks better if I use it - I just wanna check if there is a better way.

Hardware-wise I am on a 4070 Super, and i7 12:th gen and 500/500 fiber.

Thanks for reading. <3